The Chicago Bulls are interested in discussing a deal with free-agent guard Dwyane Wade, league sources told Yahoo Sports.

The crumbling of the Miami Heat’s Big Three on Friday leaves Wade facing a future without LeBron James and Chris Bosh in Miami, and a Heat franchise facing a rebuilding situation again. …

Wade grew up in Chicago, and took a meeting in 2010 free agency with the Bulls. Knee problems have limited him the past two years, and the uncertainty about his future may have played some part in James’ decision to join a younger core in Cleveland.

Chicago isn’t going to make any moves until they hear from Carmelo one way or another, but Wade is at least on their radar as someone they’d like to pursue.

Wade has spent his entire career in Miami, so it’s unclear what his interest level would be in leaving — especially after opting out of the final two years of his deal with the Heat that would have paid him $42 million guaranteed. It’s more than likely that Wade was promised at least that much (if not more) stretched over a four- or five-year deal to help Miami gain some financial flexibility, and he’d certainly be offered nowhere near that amount to join the Bulls.

But Wade is from Chicago, and much like it was with LeBron, the allure of returning home at this stage of his career might make it a very real option.

I cant stand dwyane wade. hes a dirty player. I give him props for taking the back seat to lebron, that must have been real tough. But other than that I don’t like him. And id really hate if the bulls picked him up. Im saying this because I know my opinion matters here haha. but seriously if we pay this dude more than 10 mil Id be outraged.

Didn’t Dwayde sell his house in Chicago? This is just pressure on Melo, who is having a hard time choosing between being the Man in his hometown with the money to boot, or to go forward with his best chance to win a ring next year, joining a team on the cusp while LeBron starts over in an otherwise still mediocre Eastern Conference.

Just really happy the Lakers aren’t hung up on it. They waited for the big get (Lebron, with or without Melo) and once it was gone they have gone to Plan B.

Seems to me like Bosh and Wade got tricked by LeBron into opting out. Wade has no chance of bettering his financial situation, and Bosh is floating in limbo. I mean, LeBron must have had some idea of what he was going to do. Wade and Bosh didn’t know what the master plan was after opting out, besides waiting to see what James did.

God no. Please no. Anybody except wade. The last thing chicago needs is 2 max players on injured reserve. Joakim Noah would have an aneurysm if they sign wade and handicap him anymore. Hell, I’d rather they keep boozer than sign wade.